Nassau County N.Y. Catholic: zip11791-Syosset

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The heart of the Christian community is our Triune Lord: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Geography, history, and numbers are not the heart, but probably I will type mostly on these topics. As the internet already provides many encouraging spiritual guides and discouraging contentious forums, I intend to offer neither.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

St. Edward Confessor, Syosset

St. Edward Confessor stands in front of his new church at 205 Jackson Avenue, Syosset NY 11791. The parish telephone number is 516-921-8030. The school entrance is around the corner at 2 Teibrook Avenue, telephone 516-921-7767. The buildings are about a half-mile south of the Syosset train station, via Jackson Avenue.
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Edward, who became King of England, lived from 1003 to 1066. The title "Confessor" means that he confessed the Faith, not that he heard confessions. He was not a priest. It seems that there are two other parishes in Nassau County named for saintly monarchs: St. Hedwig and St. Ladislaus.

The church, seen here from Jackson Avenue, is many-sided. The main entrance and foyer are at the left of this photo. The church faces a large parking lot surrounded by the parish buildings and a green ballfield.

An excellent article in the Long Island Catholic is linked here.

The school website is linked here. The parish website, out of service as I type, is listed in the bulletin as www.st-edwards.org On 5.28.2013, Newsday reported that the school enrollment is 218.

The quotation seems to be from a 1937 encyclical, "Divini Redemptoris."